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City Shuts Down Beloved UES Childcare Center

Mike Mishkin March 21, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Now in her late 80s, Barbara Robinson founded The House of Little People in 1976. Read More...

Cannabis Dispensary Applicant Eyes East 86th Street

Mike Mishkin March 17, 2023 Odds and Ends 3 Comments

Community Board 8 held its full board meeting on Wednesday, March 15. One presentation came from representatives of Mama Verde NYC, a cannabis business aiming to Read More...

Study: The Upper East Side is Covered in Poop

Spencer Cain February 17, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Ah, the storied streets of the Upper East Side. You’ve got lush trees lining Park Avenue, the world’s most exclusive boutiques over on Madison, walls Read More...

Chick-fil-A Opens The Brake Room: Day One

Bobby Panza February 16, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

On a rainy February 16, Chick-fil-A opened the doors to its brand-new rest stop concept catering to delivery workers in New York City. Read More...

Arthur Murray Dance Center Coming to Upper East Side

Bobby Panza February 9, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

The waltz, mambo and foxtrot are making their way to the Upper East Side with Arthur Murray Dance Center coming to 1711 First Avenue between Read More...

Council Member Menin, DDC Commissioner Unveil Student Artwork at York Ave Construction Site

Mike Mishkin February 7, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

On Monday, Council Member Julie Menin and NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Tom Foley hosted an unveiling ceremony with P.S. 183 fifth Read More...

Former Employee of UES School Sues For Sexual Harassment, Unsanitary Conditions, More

Mike Mishkin January 25, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

A former marketing and PR person at the Upper East Side iBRAIN (International Institute for the Brain) recently filed a lawsuit against the school for Read More...

‘Death of a Scoundrel’ and the Unsolved Murder of Serge Rubenstein

Bobby Panza January 25, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Before Bernie Madoff came a man named Serge Rubenstein. Rubenstein was many things. Most famously, though, he’s remembered as a money manipulator, draft dodger and Read More...

Nurses’ Strike Ends

Joshua Dudley January 12, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Well that ended quickly! The nurses’ strike at Mount Sinai Hospital and three different Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx  ended after three days, and nurses Read More...

Thousands of Mount Sinai Nurses Go on Strike, Line Streets in Front of Hospital

Joshua Dudley January 9, 2023 Odds and Ends No Comments

Thousands of nurses from the Upper East Side’s Mount Sinai Hospital – along with three different Montefiore Hospitals in the Bronx – went on strike Read More...